անքատ
Old Armenian
Etymology
Ačaṙyan rejects all proposals and leaves the origin open. Ałayan derives from Proto-Indo-European *ank- (“need, necessity”) + -ատ (-at), with cognates such as Ancient Greek ἀνάγκη (anánkē), Old Irish écen (“necessity, compulsion”), Welsh angen (“necessity”), Breton anken (“anxiety”); on this root see Pokorny. To explain the -ք- (-kʻ-) instead of expected -գ- (-g-) Ałayan assumes the analogical influence of աղքատ (ałkʻat).
Declension
i-a-type or i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | անքատ (ankʻat) | անքատք (ankʻatkʻ) | |
| genitive | անքատի (ankʻati) | ? | |
| dative | անքատի (ankʻati) | ? | |
| accusative | անքատ (ankʻat) | անքատս (ankʻats) | |
| ablative | անքատէ (ankʻatē) | ? | |
| instrumental | ? | ? | |
| locative | անքատի (ankʻati) | անքատս (ankʻats) | |
| the instrumental singular and the genitive/dative/instrumental plural are not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension | |||
Derived terms
- անանքատ (anankʻat)
- անքատանամ (ankʻatanam)
- անքատիմ (ankʻatim)
- անքատութիւն (ankʻatutʻiwn)
Descendants
- Armenian: անքոտ (ankʻot)
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “անքատ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “անքատ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “անքատ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 214a
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “¹ank-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 45
- Aġayan, Ēduard (1974) Baṙakʻnnakan ew stugabanakan hetazotutʻyunner [Lexicological and Etymological Studies] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 22–23
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